BitOK: North Korean hackers stole approximately $7.61 billion in crypto assets in the first 10 months of this year.

North Korean hackers stole an estimated $7.61 billion in crypto across 38 incidents between January and October 2026, according to blockchain intelligence firm BitOK, with roughly $2.86 billion frozen or seized and about $4.75 billion left unblocked. The Binance attack accounted for about $6.41 billion of the total, while 32 smaller thefts targeting individuals and businesses added roughly $178.4 million. Six major attacks all involved compromising withdrawal signers or systems, with transactions carrying valid signatures or passing routine checks. BitOK also linked five attacks from April to October through shared settlement addresses, suggesting a common money launderer may have handled funds even if different teams carried out the hacks. The scale of losses underscores how signing-key and approval-layer weaknesses remain the primary attack surface for major exchanges and protocols. What to watch next is whether recovery efforts can reduce the roughly $4.75 billion still uncaptured and whether the shared-address cluster leads investigators to a broader laundering network.